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BRIEF PROFILE

Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Reading (UK). His research interests are centred around the use of storytelling (particularly in the story picture book format) to help enrich mathematics teaching and learning experiences.

He founded the MathsThroughStories.org initiative back in 2015, and officially launched its website in March 2017. The website also offers valuable and free resources for parents and teachers. Since its launch in March 2017, the website has now been viewed over 530,000 times by more than 120,000 teachers and parents from 200 countries around the world. 

In addition to his Associate Professorship, Dr. Trakulphadetkrai also currently serves as the Director of Research Communications and the Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research Studies (PhD) at the University's Institute of Education. He also serves as the Co-Convenor of the British Educational Research Association’s (BERA) Mathematics Education Special Interest Group (SIG). Previously, he served as an executive committee member of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM) and the UK Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) and as Chair of the British Congress of Mathematics Education’s (BCME) Communications Committee as well as Co-Editor of the Mathematical Association’s (MA) Primary Mathematics Journal.

Prior to joining the University of Reading, Dr. Trakulphadetkrai was part of a research team at the UCL Institute of Education (University of London), contributing to a €2 million European Union-funded research project, called ‘Creative Little Scientists (CLS): Enabling Creativity through Science and Mathematics in Preschool and First Years of Primary Education’, which spanned across nine European countries.

​Dr. Trakulphadetkrai completed his PhD on primary teachers' beliefs about mathematics, its teaching and learning at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Paul Andrews, and was examined by Dr. Tim Rowland and Professor Stephen Lerman. His first Master's degree in International and Comparative Education was completed at the University of Oxford; and his second Master's degree in International Public Policy at the University of London's University College London (UCL). He completed his undergraduate primary teacher training degree with Mathematics specialism and with the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) at Brunel University London.
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The photos in this gallery are part of Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's initiative, called the Global Student Education Forum (GSEF), based at the University of Cambridge. While the Forum now ceases to operate, you can learn more about GSEF here. 
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Tony Little (the then Head Master of Eton College) and Dr. Ralph Townsend (the then Head Master of Winchester College) ahead of Mr. Little’s GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Tony Little (the then Head Master of Eton College) and Dr. Ralph Townsend (the then Head Master of Winchester College) ahead of Mr. Little’s GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) hosting Tony Little (the then Head Master of Eton College) at 2009 GSEF Chairman's Dinner.
Tony Little (the then Head Master of Eton College) giving a talk at Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's Global Student Education Forum.
Tony Little (the then Head Master of Eton College) giving a talk at Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's Global Student Education Forum.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) and Dr. Colleen McLaughlin (the then Deputy Head of Cambridge Faculty of Education) ahead of Professor McCartney’s GSEF talk in 2010.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) and Dr. Colleen McLaughlin (the then Deputy Head of Cambridge Faculty of Education) ahead of Professor McCartney’s GSEF talk in 2010.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) making a toast, at 2010 GSEF Chairman's Dinner, to Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) for her efforts in helping to widen education access and contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of education. Present on this photo are: Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education); Professor Peter Gronn (the then Head, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Dr. Colleen McLaughlin (the then Deputy Head, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Professor John Gray (Chair of the Board, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Professor Dylan Wiliam (the then Deputy Head, UCL Institute of Education, University of London), among others.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) making a toast, at 2010 GSEF Chairman's Dinner, to Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) for her efforts in helping to widen education access and contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field of education. Present on this photo are: Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education); Professor Peter Gronn (the then Head, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Dr. Colleen McLaughlin (the then Deputy Head, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Professor John Gray (Chair of the Board, Cambridge Faculty of Education); Professor Dylan Wiliam (the then Deputy Head, UCL Institute of Education, University of London), among others.
Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) giving a talk at Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's Global Student Education Forum.
Professor Kathleen McCartney (the then Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education) giving a talk at Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's Global Student Education Forum.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Professor Susan Fuhrman (President of Columbia University’s Teachers College) and Professor Deborah Stipek (Dean of Stanford University’s School of Education) ahead of their 2011 GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) hosting the 2011 GSEF Chairman's Dinner for Professor Susan Fuhrman (President of Columbia University’s Teachers College) and Professor Deborah Stipek (Dean of Stanford University’s School of Education).
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) hosting the 2011 GSEF Chairman's Dinner for Professor Susan Fuhrman (President of Columbia University’s Teachers College) and Professor Deborah Stipek (Dean of Stanford University’s School of Education).
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Charles Richard Lucien de Chassiron (former British Ambassador to Estonia), Tonis Lukas (the then Estonian Minister of Education and Research), and His Excellency Dr. Margus Laidre (the then Estonian Ambassador to the UK) ahead of Mr. Lukas’s GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Charles Richard Lucien de Chassiron (former British Ambassador to Estonia), Tonis Lukas (the then Estonian Minister of Education and Research), and His Excellency Dr. Margus Laidre (the then Estonian Ambassador to the UK) ahead of Mr. Lukas’s GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) with His Excellency Pekka Huhtaniemi (the then Ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom) at the 2012 GSEF Chairman's Dinner.
His Excellency Pekka Huhtaniemi (the then Ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom) giving a talk at Dr. Trakulphadetkrai's Global Student Education Forum.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with His Royal Highness Prince Seeiso (the then Lesotho High Commissioner to the UK / Brother of the King of Lesotho) ahead of his GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) speaking with Jeffrey Beard (the then Director General of International Baccalaureate) ahead of his GSEF talk.
Dr. Trakulphadetkrai (Founder and the then Chairman of Global Student Education Forum) with Brett Wigdortz (Founder of TeachFirst) ahead of his GSEF talk.

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